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40 
41 #ifndef __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
42 #define __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
43 
44 #include <vector>
45 
46 #include "base/sat_counter.hh"
47 #include "base/types.hh"
48 #include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
49 #include "params/TournamentBP.hh"
50 
59 class TournamentBP : public BPredUnit
60 {
61  public:
65  TournamentBP(const TournamentBPParams *params);
66 
75  bool lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
76 
83  void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history);
91  void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void * &bp_history);
104  void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
105  bool squashed, const StaticInstPtr & inst, Addr corrTarget);
106 
112  void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history);
113 
114  private:
120  inline bool getPrediction(uint8_t &count);
121 
126  inline unsigned calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr);
127 
129  inline void updateGlobalHistTaken(ThreadID tid);
130 
132  inline void updateGlobalHistNotTaken(ThreadID tid);
133 
139  inline void updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
140 
146  inline void updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx);
147 
154  struct BPHistory {
155 #ifdef DEBUG
156  BPHistory()
157  { newCount++; }
158  ~BPHistory()
159  { newCount--; }
160 
161  static int newCount;
162 #endif
163  unsigned globalHistory;
164  unsigned localHistoryIdx;
165  unsigned localHistory;
169  };
170 
172  static const int invalidPredictorIndex = -1;
175 
178 
180  unsigned localCtrBits;
181 
184 
187 
190 
193 
196 
198  unsigned globalCtrBits;
199 
202 
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223 
226 
228  unsigned choiceCtrBits;
229 
232 
236  unsigned localThreshold;
237  unsigned globalThreshold;
238  unsigned choiceThreshold;
239 };
240 
241 #endif // __CPU_PRED_TOURNAMENT_PRED_HH__
TournamentBP::choicePredictorSize
unsigned choicePredictorSize
Number of entries in the choice predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:225
TournamentBP::globalHistoryMask
unsigned globalHistoryMask
Mask to apply to globalHistory to access global history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:214
TournamentBP::invalidPredictorIndex
static const int invalidPredictorIndex
Flag for invalid predictor index.
Definition: tournament.hh:172
TournamentBP::updateLocalHistTaken
void updateLocalHistTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
Updates local histories as taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:147
TournamentBP::localThreshold
unsigned localThreshold
Thresholds for the counter value; above the threshold is taken, equal to or below the threshold is no...
Definition: tournament.hh:236
TournamentBP::localPredictorMask
unsigned localPredictorMask
Mask to truncate values stored in the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:177
TournamentBP::choiceThreshold
unsigned choiceThreshold
Definition: tournament.hh:238
ThreadID
int16_t ThreadID
Thread index/ID type.
Definition: types.hh:227
TournamentBP::localHistoryTable
std::vector< unsigned > localHistoryTable
Array of local history table entries.
Definition: tournament.hh:186
TournamentBP::localCtrBits
unsigned localCtrBits
Number of bits of the local predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:180
TournamentBP::BPHistory::localHistory
unsigned localHistory
Definition: tournament.hh:165
TournamentBP::BPHistory::localPredTaken
bool localPredTaken
Definition: tournament.hh:166
TournamentBP::btbUpdate
void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void *&bp_history)
Updates the branch predictor to Not Taken if a BTB entry is invalid or not found.
Definition: tournament.cc:163
TournamentBP::TournamentBP
TournamentBP(const TournamentBPParams *params)
Default branch predictor constructor.
Definition: tournament.cc:46
std::vector< SatCounter >
X86ISA::count
count
Definition: misc.hh:703
TournamentBP::squash
void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history)
Restores the global branch history on a squash.
Definition: tournament.cc:330
TournamentBP::BPHistory::globalUsed
bool globalUsed
Definition: tournament.hh:168
sat_counter.hh
TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistTaken
void updateGlobalHistTaken(ThreadID tid)
Updates global history as taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:131
TournamentBP::localHistoryBits
unsigned localHistoryBits
Number of bits for each entry of the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:192
TournamentBP::choiceCtrBits
unsigned choiceCtrBits
Number of bits in the choice predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:228
TournamentBP::BPHistory
The branch history information that is created upon predicting a branch.
Definition: tournament.hh:154
TournamentBP::globalHistory
std::vector< unsigned > globalHistory
Global history register.
Definition: tournament.hh:206
TournamentBP::globalThreshold
unsigned globalThreshold
Definition: tournament.hh:237
TournamentBP::BPHistory::globalHistory
unsigned globalHistory
Definition: tournament.hh:163
TournamentBP::lookup
bool lookup(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void *&bp_history)
Looks up the given address in the branch predictor and returns a true/false value as to whether it is...
Definition: tournament.cc:174
TournamentBP::localCtrs
std::vector< SatCounter > localCtrs
Local counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:183
TournamentBP::updateLocalHistNotTaken
void updateLocalHistNotTaken(unsigned local_history_idx)
Updates local histories as not taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:155
MipsISA::pc
Bitfield< 4 > pc
Definition: pra_constants.hh:240
TournamentBP::historyRegisterMask
unsigned historyRegisterMask
Mask to control how much history is stored.
Definition: tournament.hh:222
TournamentBP::calcLocHistIdx
unsigned calcLocHistIdx(Addr &branch_addr)
Returns the local history index, given a branch address.
Definition: tournament.cc:123
BPredUnit
Basically a wrapper class to hold both the branch predictor and the BTB.
Definition: bpred_unit.hh:62
Addr
uint64_t Addr
Address type This will probably be moved somewhere else in the near future.
Definition: types.hh:142
TournamentBP::updateGlobalHistNotTaken
void updateGlobalHistNotTaken(ThreadID tid)
Updates global history as not taken.
Definition: tournament.cc:139
SimObject::params
const Params * params() const
Definition: sim_object.hh:119
TournamentBP::localHistoryTableSize
unsigned localHistoryTableSize
Number of entries in the local history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:189
TournamentBP::BPHistory::localHistoryIdx
unsigned localHistoryIdx
Definition: tournament.hh:164
TournamentBP::BPHistory::globalPredTaken
bool globalPredTaken
Definition: tournament.hh:167
TournamentBP::localPredictorSize
unsigned localPredictorSize
Number of counters in the local predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:174
TournamentBP::globalPredictorSize
unsigned globalPredictorSize
Number of entries in the global predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:195
TournamentBP::choiceCtrs
std::vector< SatCounter > choiceCtrs
Array of counters that make up the choice predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:231
types.hh
bpred_unit.hh
TournamentBP::getPrediction
bool getPrediction(uint8_t &count)
Returns if the branch should be taken or not, given a counter value.
TournamentBP
Implements a tournament branch predictor, hopefully identical to the one used in the 21264.
Definition: tournament.hh:59
RefCountingPtr< StaticInst >
TournamentBP::uncondBranch
void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void *&bp_history)
Records that there was an unconditional branch, and modifies the bp history to point to an object tha...
Definition: tournament.cc:235
TournamentBP::globalCtrs
std::vector< SatCounter > globalCtrs
Array of counters that make up the global predictor.
Definition: tournament.hh:201
TournamentBP::globalHistoryBits
unsigned globalHistoryBits
Number of bits for the global history.
Definition: tournament.hh:210
TournamentBP::update
void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history, bool squashed, const StaticInstPtr &inst, Addr corrTarget)
Updates the branch predictor with the actual result of a branch.
Definition: tournament.cc:251
TournamentBP::globalCtrBits
unsigned globalCtrBits
Number of bits of the global predictor's counters.
Definition: tournament.hh:198
TournamentBP::choiceHistoryMask
unsigned choiceHistoryMask
Mask to apply to globalHistory to access choice history table.
Definition: tournament.hh:218

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